List of People From Bolton - M

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• Sajid Mahmood (born 1981) – Lancashire and England cricketer.
• Paul Mariner (born 1953) – former professional footballer with Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal and Portsmouth, currently back with old club Plymouth as Head Coach - born in Farnworth.
• George Marsh (1515–1555) – born in Deane, he was a Protestant Martyr who was burnt at the stake for his faith at Boughton, Chester.
• Lee Mason (born 1971) – English Premier League Referee - educated at Thornleigh Salesian College in Bolton.
• Patrick McGuinness (born 1973) – stand-up comedian and comedy actor.
• Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939) – stage and screen actor; born in Burnley and educated at Bolton School.
• Thomas Moran (1837–1926) – American landscape painter.
• Geoffrey Moorhouse (born 1931) – travel writer, novelist and poet.